Lakeview Landing is showing out on Addison Street

Posted on November 24, 2024 by danieldschell

Construction progress at Lakeview Landing, 835 West Addison Street

Lakeview Landing, the six-story affordable housing development at 835 West Addison Street in Wrigleyville, is really starting to come into view. Powers and Sons Construction has made big progress on the first four stories, and that blue sheathing contrasts well with the stark concrete cores. Probably wouldn’t look great as a finish, but it dresses up the work site nonetheless.

Fun Fact (at least some of us think it’s fun): Lakeview Landing is located at the intersection of Addison Street and Reva Avenue. This is the only block that exists of Reva Avenue. It starts at Cornelia Avenue at its south end (3500 North) and ends at Addison (3600 North) and now you know that, assuming you didn’t before. Because I didn’t.

OTR Housing is building 37 units here, all of them 575-square-foot one-bedroom apartments. The former Lake View Lutheran Church was demolished back in June to make room for the new housing. The church donated the land to OTR in exchange for ground-floor space in the new building to hold their services. Lakeview Landing is a design by Weese Langley Weese Architects. It will include 12 indoor parking spaces on the first floor.

Lakeview Landing — Weese Langley Weese rendering

Alderman Lawson posts plans for Boutique hotel at Halsted and Aldine in Lake View

Posted on November 24, 2024 by danieldschell

Rendering by Jonathan Splitt Architects of the rooftop pool for a proposed hotel at 3257 North Halsted

On Friday, 44th Ward Alderman Bennett Lawson included in his weekly email update the plans for a boutique hotel at 3257 North Halsted Street in Lake View. Located on the southeast corner of Halsted and Aldine, the development would require the demolition of the current structure on the site, most recently the home of Yoshi’s Café on the ground floor. The second floor of the building is residential, and appears to be still inhabited.

Rising six stories, the hotel would contain 51 rooms. Its entrance and lobby would be located on Aldine Avenue, facing north. Renderings from Jonathan Splitt Architects included in an attached pdf show a pretty amazing rooftop space, featuring a pool deck with a retractable roof. At ground level, in addition to the hotel lobby, would be a restaurant space, loading area, and two parking spaces accessed from the north/south alley off Aldine.

Alderman Lawson indicates that Heart of Lake View Neighbors is on board with the development. A zoning change will need to be approved, from the current C1-3 to C1-5 to get this started, but is there any reason to think this isn’t a good improvement to the neighborhood?

Rendering by Jonathan Splitt Architects, looking southeast

Aerial rendering by Jonathan Splitt Architects looking southeast

Looking northeast from across Halsted Street

Looking northwest from the alley off Aldine Avenue.

So. Much. Sand. as demolition turns to excavation at 3036 North Sheffield

Posted on October 29, 2024 by danieldschell

Tons of sand to remove at the 3036 North Sheffield construction site.

It never ceases to amaze me how much sand was left behind when Chicago decided to move the shore of Lake Michigan eastward. Turns out, it’s easier to build on sand than on water. I still don’t know exactly how far west the lake used to reach (Ashland Avenue-ish, I’ve heard), but venture past a Lake View construction site and you’ll get an idea.

Such is the case at 3036 North Sheffield. Two multi-unit residences have just been demolished to make room for a new five-unit condominium development here. On October 10, both buildings still stood. Now, demolition contractor Land Enterprises has knocked them down, hauled off the rubble, and begun digging into the never-ending sand pit that will be the construction site. Think of ii like a sand box, without the fun. Or a sandlot, without the baseball and gigantic drooling dog.

The new project, a three-story building with a basement and a rooftop deck, will include a detached five-car garage at the rear of the property. Interestingly, the home that used to occupy the north half of the construction site, 3038 North Sheffield, was at the back of the lot, as if it was a coach house. But according to the demo team, there is no sign of any foundation or other remnants of a “main” residence at the front of the lot. It appears the driveway in front of this house had always been there.

And you know, I could have been wrong earlier. Maybe the dude operating the excavator *is* having fun in that sand box. The guy with the shovel? Maybe not.

3034 North Sheffield, photographed October 10, permitted for demolition on October 9, 2024

Excavation work for residential development at 3036 North Sheffield Avenue in Lake View, Chicago — 3038 North Sheffield, photographed October 10, permitted for demolition on October 17, 2024

With demolitions almost complete, 3037 North Lincoln scores a New Construction permit

Posted on September 20, 2024 by danieldschell

Buildings with targets on their foreheads (3029 North Lincoln Avenue, in this case) don’t usually last.

3027, 3029, and 3037 are all demolished now.

A New Construction permit was issued September 17 by the City of Chicago for the property located at 3037 North Lincoln Avenue in Lake View. Said permit allows for the construction of a four-story, 15-unit residential building with a 16-car garage and retail space on the ground floor. Demolition work for three buildings (3037, 3029, and 3027 North Lincoln) being torn down to make room for the development is nearing completion, after all three of them got demo permits on July 22. So the new build should get started here very soon.

PLD Homes (Promised Land Development) is both the developer and general contractor, with Hanna Architects listed on the permit as the building’s designer. They have included balconies on all three residential floors, as well as a shared rooftop deck for all residents. I haven’t seen any renderings for this one, but I’ve been looking.

Some photos of what used to be here, and their demolition status as of 09/18/2024:

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Lake View Lutheran Church demolition begins, signaling the start of Lakeview Landing

Posted on June 12, 2024 by danieldschell

Demolition begins at Lake View Lutheran Church to make way for 37 affordable apartments.

A demolition permit was issued by the City of Chicago on May 31 for Lake View Lutheran Church at 835 West Addison Street in Lake View. And now demo work has begun. Demolition contractor Quality Excavation is on site as we speak, tearing the church down from the south end forward. Once the rubble has cleared, destruction will turn to creation as Lakeview Landing construction begins.

Rendering of Lakeview Landing from Weese Langley Weese Architects

New building permit, via Chicago Data Portal

Lakeview Landing will be a six-story, 37-unit affordable apartment building designed by Weese Langley Weese Architects. The ground floor will include a meeting room for the church, as well as 12 indoor sparking spaces. All 37 apartments will be one-bedroom, 575-square-foot rental units.

Powers and Sons Construction of Gary, Indiana, is already on site overseeing the demo work, itching to get started on the new build. A New Construction permit was issued back on December 12 of last year, so they’ve been waiting a bit.

New construction permit allows 5-story, 6-unit condo building at 453 West Briar Place in Lake View

Posted on May 22, 2024 by danieldschell

Rendering of 453 West Briar Place via SGW Architecture & Design

A permit was issued Tuesday, May 21 by the City of Chicago to begin construction on a condominium development at 453 West Briar Place in Lake View. Being built by Chicago’s GVP Development, the new building replaces two now-demolished structures on a tree-lined block featuring mostly mid-rise, multi-unit residences.

A five-story, six-unit condo project, 453 West Briar is a design by SGW Architecture & Design. Formerly known as Sullivan Goulette & Wilson, SGW has offices in Chicago and New York City. We’ve seen their work here on the blog at CA6, CA Washington, and Peoria Green, among others.

Via Google Streetview, 453 (left) and 455 (right) West Briar Place, both now demolished.

To make room for the condo building, 453 West Briar was issued a demolition permit on December 8 of 2021. About 16 months later, and New Construction permit for a four-story, three-unit building was permitted. That project doesn’t appear to have started; instead, another demolition permit, this time for 455 West Briar, was issued August 14, 2023, opening up a second lot for new construction. Precision Excavation was the demolition contractor for both properties, according to the demolition permits.

Demolition at 3625 North Halsted in Lake View vanishes another Chicago Water Tank

Posted on May 15, 2024 by danieldschell

Chicago water tank at 3625 North Halsted in Lake View, now gone. — The Chicago Water Tank that stood atop 3625 North Halsted Street is now gone.

A demolition permit was issued by the City of Chicago on April 18 of this year to remove the single-story commercial building at 3625 North Halsted Street in Lake View. The building is the former home of Phoenix Electric Manufacturing Company, and to be honest, it isn’t the type of building anyone is likely to miss. Except for one thing, it’s most outstanding feature.

Demolition permit for 3625 North Halsted Street — The Doom-O-Lition Permit

Atop the rear portion of the L-shaped building stood one of Chicago’s few remaining water tanks. A cool, long-legged blue one. So long are those legs that it might make you think it was a free-standing tank in the parking lot. But no, it’s a rooftop tank. Or was.

The entire front portion of the L of the building has been reduced to rubble. The rear portion will be gone soon as well, but the tank atop it is already history, the steel support structure a cruel reminder that I got here too late. Maybe someone disassembled it and put it back together piece-by-piece in their office. Maybe someone from National Wrecking Company. They’re the demolition contractor on this one. I’ve always wanted to do that, put a rooftop tank *in* my office. I’ve also always wanted a big office. But I digress.

All of this to say, we’ve lost one more Chicago Water Tank. Pour one out. Que sera sera. We’ll miss you, Blue Halsted Tank.

1450 West School Street gets a demo, new build permit within a week

Posted on April 28, 2024 by danieldschell

Demolition has begun at 1450 West School Street in Lake View.

You hate to see a building torn down, only for the resulting lot to remain vacant for weeks, months, and even years. Fortunately, that looks like it won’t be the case at 1450 West School Street in Lake View.

Two-unit buildings aren’t generally my theme here — I doubt this one will need a tower crane — but it was nice to see a New Construction permit issued the same week as the demolition permit. So I figured I’d go take a quick look. Plus I was in the neighborhood.

1450 West School is already being demolished, but just barely. Naturally, demo contractor Tir Conaill Concrete (they’re also listed as a masonry contractor for the new construction) is working from the rear, towards the front, and they’ve just gotten started on the residential structure; the garage is gone. The demo permit for both was issued Tuesday, April 23.

The permit for the new three-story, 2-unit home was issued just three days later, on April 26. V & M Development is listed as the general contractor. The permit calls for a detached two-car garage, plus two wood decks; one atop the garage, and one at the rear of the first floor.

Wish I had renderings for the new place, but I’ll assume two things: 1. That these will be condos. And 2. That this will be brick. Because why wouldn’t they be brick, and the inclusion of two masonry contractors. Though to be honest, I have no idea whether that correlates to how the building is constructed.

Photos from Saturday, April 27:

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has topped out new Lake View addition

Posted on February 29, 2024 by danieldschell

Looking up the CTA rail tracks toward Illinois Masonic’s tower crane.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is erecting a vertical expansion of the Center for Advanced Care at 900 West Nelson Street in Lake View, and it topped out earlier this month.

To date, GC Turner Construction has received permits for:
Foundations — Issued 01/12/2023
Core & Shell — Issued 01/19/2023
Tower crane foundation — Issued 04/12/2023
Tower crane — Issued 05/03/2023
Full building — Issued 06/20/2023
Hoist — Issued 08/20/2023

Photos taken Monday, February 26:

Illinois Masonic erects a tower crane

Posted on August 19, 2023 by danieldschell

Tower crane erection at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Lake View, Chicago — The tower crane goes up at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Lake View.

I went to the South Loop Friday to see a new tower crane, and found an even newer one in Lake View on the way home.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is erecting an eight-story vertical expansion (if this was a house, it would be called an addition) addressed as 900 West Nelson Street. This construction is best viewed from an outbound Brown Line train, which is where I was Friday when I snapped a couple iPhone shots of the crane going up.

Turner Construction is the general contractor. It looks from the permits issued that SmithGroup is the design architect.

Almost as many permits and floors on this one. The construction itself was permitted in three phases, while the tower crane has two permits of its own:

Phase 1 issued 1/13/2023
Phase 2 issued 1/19/2023
Phase 3 issued 6/20/2023
Tower crane slab & earth retention issued 4/12/2023
Tower crane issued 5/3/2023

The tiniest gallery of iPhone shots taken August 18:

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